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Badly Hurt in a 24 -Foot Fall When 
His Ladder Breaks 

While at work on a ladder painting a house at 78 Chelsea 
Avenue, George Kane, of 66 Orsdale Terrace, East 
Orange, N. J., was thrown twenty-four feet to the ground 
by the breaking of the ladder. It is believed that his back 
was broken. Kane was taken to the City Hospital. His 
condition was serious .—Newark Evening News, July 10, 
1919. 

What Happened at the Hospital. 

What happened at the hospital after Kane arrived as 
mentioned in the above quoted item from the Newark 
Evening News is the most interesting part of the story. 

The details are here given as they came to the Health 
Builder direct from Dr. F. W. Collins, dean of the Mecca 
College of Chiropractic, Newark, N. J., who handled 
Kane’s case and heard his story. 

“Mr. Kane had been lying in the City Hospital for 
several weeks, when he discovered that he had a bump 
sticking out of his spine and one morning he rose early 
and went around feeling the spines of the patients of the 
ward with him and found that he was the only one who 
had the bump. 

“While he was feeling the patients’ spines, the nurse 
came in and asked what he was doing. He told her that he 
had discovered this bump on his spine and was trying to 
find out if the other patients had bumps on their spines. 
The nurse ordered him back to bed and called in the 
physician. The physician called in several other doctors 
and they informed Mr. Kane that they had done all they 
could for him and to go home and go to bed for three or 
four months. 

“Someone advised him to go to a chiropractor. With 
a nurse’s assistance he was put into a taxicab and driven 
to my office, which he entered with the aid of the nurse, 
a crutch and a cane. It took more than thirty adjustments 
to get him in condition to return to work and it has now 
been two years since I discharged the case a§. well, and he 
is still at work.” 








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DR. F. W. COLLINS 

Consulting Drugless Physician of America 

President of American Academy of Medicine for the study of the 
destructive value of drugs, serums and vaccines. 

Graduate of the College of Medicine and Surgery. 

Graduate of the Philadelphia College of Surgery. 

Member of the Allied Medical Associations of America. 

Member of the Independent Medical Association of America. 

Graduate of the New Jersey College of Osteopathy. 

Graduate of the Philadelphia College and Infirmary of Osteopathy. 

Life member of the Philadelphia Osteopathic Hospital. 

Life member of the Vesailus Anatomical Society of the Phila¬ 
delphia College of Osteopathy. 

Ex-Presiident of the Hudson County Osteopathic Society. 

Chairman of the Legislative Committee Essex County Osteopathic 
Society. 

Member of the New Jersey Osteopathic Association. 

Graduate of the D. D. Palmer School of Chiropractic. 

Graduate of the Chiropractic College, San Antonio, Texas. 

Founder of the New Jersey College of Chiropractic. 

Dean of the Famous Mecca College of Chiropractic, the Shrine of 
Chiropractic. 

Member of the New Jersey Chiropractic Association. 

Member of the Educational Chiropractic Society of New Jersey. 

Member of the Independent Chiropractic Association of New 
Jersey. 

Member of the New York Chiropractic Society. 

Graduate of the American College of Naturopathy. 

Graduate of the United States School of Naturopathy. 

Vice-President of the American Naturopathic Association. 

Member of the New Jersey Naturopathic Association. 

President of the American Drugless Hospital Association and 
"\Vhite Cross Society for First Aid to the Injured. 

Secretary of the National Association of Druglessi Practitioners of 
the United States of America. 

Honorary member of many educational societies, active member 
in many fraternal societies. 

The first Osteopath, the first Chiropractor, in fact, the first drug¬ 
less physician to receive the nomination for President of the 
United States of America. 

A regular licensed Physician and Surgeon, licensed Osteopath, 
licensed Chiropractor, registered Naturopath. 

President of the American Academy of Chiropractic Research. 

Registered practitioner of methods other than drug giving, useful 
for the prevention of disease and treatment of the sick. 

NATUROPATHY—a system of Physiological Therapeutics. 









































































































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DR. F. W. COLLINS 






The Naturopathic Method 

of 

Reducing Dislocations 

after the 

Great French Physician 


Le Grange 



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Fi ti W. Collins, 


By 

M. D.,D.O.,N. D.,Ph. C. 



Published by 

UNITED STATES SCHOOL OF NATUROPATHY 
143 Roseville Avenue 
Newark, New Jersey 
1924 


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Copyright, 1924, 
by 

Dr. F. W. Collins. 


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DEDICATION 

This work, the result of many and various practices in 
the field of the Healing Art, is dedicated to my son Fred¬ 
erick Alderton Collins. With a father’s love. 



F. A. C. (3 years of age) tak¬ 
ing the nature cure at the Dr. B. 
Lust’s “Yungborn,” Butler, N. J., 
June, 1922. 


Be MORE than his dad, 

Be a chum to the lad; 

Be a part of his life 
Every hour of the day; 

Find time to talk with him, 

Take time to walk with him, 
Share in his studies 
And share in his play; 

Take him to places, 

To ball games and races, 

Teach him the things 
That you want him to know; 
Don’t keep your heart from him, 
Don’t live apart from him. 

Be his best comrade, 

He’s needing you so. 

—Edgar A. Guest. 








PREFACE 

The reduction of dislocations of the shoulder and hip- 
joints, as taught in the United States School of Naturo¬ 
pathy and the New Jersey College of Osteopathy, under 
the master of osteological adjustment, F. W. Collins, 
M.D., D.O., N.D., Ph.C., is thoroughly illustrated and 
explained in this book. 

The Naturopathic method of reducing dislocations of the 
shoulder and hip-joints, after the great French physician, 
LeGrange, and as demonstrated by Dr. Ellis Whitman in 
many of the leading medical and naturopathic colleges in 
England, France, Germany, Japan and the United States, 
is considered very superior to the other methods of reduc¬ 
tion now in use, and these methods have been corrected 
and improved upon by Dr. F. W. Collins. 

The superiority of this method lies in the fact that no 
unnecessary movements are used, and the head of the 
femur or humerus is replaced without any of the torn 
ligaments or nerves getting caught in the socket. 

Dr. LeGrange died before completing his book, and his 
method has never been given to the medical or drugless 
professions, except through the personal demonstrations 
of Dr. Whitman and Dr. Collins. 

With the LeGrange and Collins method, no anesthesia is 
necessary. 





CONTENTS 


Anterior or Sub-Clavicular_____17-29 

Subglenoid.............. -- 3°'3 5 

Subcoracoid_36-45 

Supercoracoid.....46-5 3 

Subspinous__54-7 1 

Anterior Hip._ 74-87 

Posterior Hip._ 88-99 

Sciatic Notch_ 100-107 










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Figure 1. 


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ANTERIOR OR SUB-CLAVICULAR— 

The head of the humerus is thrown completely out of 
the Glenoid Cavity, lies upon the thorax, below the cla¬ 
vicle and beneath the Pectoralis Major. 


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DIAGNOSIS— 

Arm is at right angle, with elbow pointed out, hand 
hangs with palm inside. See position of head of humerus, 
Fig. 1 ; see position of arm in Fig. 2 ; fingers of operator 
pointing to head of humerus in Fig. 3 . 


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Figure 3. 


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REDUCTION— 

Place hand upon the head of humerus, other hand 
grasping wrist. See Fig. 4; raise arm straight from body 
anterior to level with shoulder. See Fig. 5; at same time 
press lightly on head of humerus and carry arm outward 
and down. See Figs. 6 and 7 and note difference in length 
of arms in Figs. 4 and 7. 


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Figure 4. 


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Figure 5. 


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Figure 6. 


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Figure 7. 


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SUBGLENOID— 

Depression of head of humerus which lies in axilla, 
below the glenoid fossa. Fig. 8. 


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Figure 8. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


DIAGNOSIS— 

Elbow is horizontal with the shoulder, thumb is pointed 
toward the clavicle. Fig. 9. 


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Figure 9. 


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REDUCTION— 

Place fist in axilla, grasp humerus near elbow, hold 
steady pressure upwards against head of humerus. Fig. 
10, while arm is pulled outward and downward. 


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Figure 10. 


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SUBCORACOID— 

Head of humerus lies below coracoid process of 
scapula. Fig. 11. 


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Figure 11. 


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DIAGNOSIS— 

Depression of whole shoulder which is slanted right 
off and downward with palm of hand turned backward. 
See Fig. 12. 


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Figure 12. 


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REDUCTION— 

Place hand upon head of humerus, keeping pressure 
there during entire operation, other hand grasps wrist; 
see Fig. 13, carry arm straight out from side of body up 
to a level with the shoulder, Fig. 14; then rotate the wrist 
inward and carry arm down to normal position. Fig. 15, 
compared with Figs. 12 and 13. 


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Figure 13. 


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Figure 14. 


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Figure 15. 


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SUPERCORACOID— 

Head of the humerus lies on the coraco-acromial liga¬ 
ments. Fig. 16. 


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Figure 16. 


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THE XATUROPATI-IIC METHOD 


DIAGNOSIS— 

Humerus is dislocated so that head is up, elbow pointed, 
outward. Forearm hangs so that the palm of the hand is 
inward. Fig. 17. 


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Figure 17. 


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REDUCTION— 

Grasp wrist, other hand placed on neck of humerus, 
raise elbow to level with shoulder, then carry arm over 
till elbow is even with nose, (to the median line) Fig. 18; 
then raise the arm slightly, using forearm for the lever, 
carrying it slightly over and rotating outward until the 
head of the humerus snaps into glenoid cavity. Fig. 19. 


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Figure 18. 


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Figure 19. 


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SUBSPINOUS— 

A posterior dislocation of the humerus. Figs. 20 and 
21 . 


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Figure 20. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


DIAGNOSIS— 

Scapula is over the spinous process of the vertebra, arm 
is over the head, wrist rests on top of head so that palm 
is outward. Figs. 22 and 23. 


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Figure 21. 


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Figure 22. 


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Figure 23. 


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REDUCTION— 

Grasp arm at wrist, one hand placed on neck of the 
shaft of humerus, raise straight up from the shoulder 
until slight snap, Fig. 24. Then carry down across the 
face until even with the chin, Fig. 25, then rotate wrist 
slightly outward, Fig. 26, and adduct, Figs. 27-28, draw 
away from median line, until head snaps into position. 
Figs. 29 and 30. 


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Figure 24. 


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Figure 25. 


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Figures 27-28. 


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ANTERIOR HIP— 

Head of femur lying in the obturator foramen. Figs. 
31 and 32. 


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Figure 31. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


DIAGNOSIS— 

Limb lengthened one inch to one and one-half inch and 
toes turned outward. Fig. 33. Cause: Violent abduction. 


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Figure 32. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


REDUCTION— 

Patient lying on his back on table. Grasp sole of foot 
with hand, holding heel, raise limb up two inches above 
toes of opposite foot. Fig. 34. Then turn toes inward 
until impossible to turn further, carry limb over until 
knees cross each other, until you feel a sharp snap. Fig. 
35. Then turn toes outward slightly. Fig. 36, carrying 
limb back to normal position, and while patient is held on 
table give limb straight inferior pull so as to snap into 
acetabulum. Fig. 37. 


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Figure 34. 




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Fieure 35. 







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Figure 37. 





THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


POSTERIOR HIP— 

Head of femur lying upon dorsum of ilium. This is 
the most frequent type, comprising 50% of all hip dislo¬ 
cations. It may be produced by a fall or blow when the 
limb is flexed and abducted, or by a fall upon the knees 
or feet. Figures 38, 39. 


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Figure 38. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


DIAGNOSIS— 

Limb flexed, toes turned on instep of opposite foot and 
leg is shortened about two inches. Figs. 38 and 39. 


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Figure 39. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


REDUCTION— 

Stand on the side of the patient on which the hip is 
dislocated. Grasp the foot at the ankle, the other hand 
is placed on and just below the patella. Fig. 40. Flex 
the limb slowly and carefully until the thigh is in a per¬ 
pendicular position. Fig. 40. Give it a slight turn inward 
towards the opposite shoulder, that is, to the median line 
of the body. Fig. 41. Continue this rotation until the 
thigh is almost flat on the chest. Then carry the limb 
outward and downward until the thigh rests on the table. 
Fig. 42. Then extend the limb back to normal position 
and head will snap into the acetabulum. Fig. 43. In this 
photograph Dr. Collins is on the opposite side to give a 
clear view of same. 


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Figure 42. 








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Figure 43. 




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SCIATIC NOTCH— 

Head of femur lying on margin of sciatic notch. 
Figures 44, 45. 


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Figure 44. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


DIAGNOSIS— 

Limb shortened one-half to one inch, muscles and ten¬ 
dons are rigid. Figs. 44, 45, 46. 


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Figure 45. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


note— 

In this dislocation of the femur, clo not raise limb off 
table, or ground, as you are liable to fracture neck of 
femur or sciatic notch. 


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THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 



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Figure 46. 






THE NATUROPATHIC METHOD 


REDUCTION— 

Turn toes slightly outward and carry off table until 
head snaps into acetabulum. Fig. 47. 


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Figure 47. 






In the Post Graduate Course given by Dr. F. W. Collins 
at the Riley School of Chiropractic, Washington, D. C., 
April 2nd to 16th, Dr. E. E. Hosmer, M.D., a regular 
member of the medical profession, and of the Allied Medi¬ 
cal Association of America, stated to the class on the 
evening of April 14, 1923, that: 

“I have taken a great many Medical and Post Graduate 
Courses, nevertheless I still had a desire to take a course 
at the Mecca College of Chiropractic, in Newark, N. J. 
With all due respect to my previous schooling and experi¬ 
ence I feel proud to say that I am a graduate of the Mecca 
College of Chiropractic. 

“I want to further say that in the short time I spent in 
the Mecca College, under that master of teachers, Dr. F. 
W. Collins, I acquired more knowledge of the removal of 
the cause of disease than in all of the time I spent in the 
medical schools I previously attended.” 


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Reprinted from the Roseville Citizen, August /J, iqi8 

Chiropractor Straightens Crippled Leg 

Editor of Leading Swedish Paper in the United States Pays Great Tribute 
to Work Done at Chiropractic Clinic Conducted in Connection with Amal¬ 
gamated Chiropractic Colleges (New Jersey College of Chiropractic and 
American Chiropractic Institute) at 254 West Thirty-fourth Street, New 
York City. 

By Emil Opffer, Editor Northern Light 
Translated by Carl E. Bohman 

The sun is sinking in the background. 

I came galloping up a mountain in the inner of Santo 
Domingo. 

The horse was tired and suddenly stood on his head. 

So did I. 

My right leg was caught in the stirrup, and I had a 
feeling as though it had been torn from me when I was 
thrown to the ground like a floursack. 

Then I lay on the forsaken mountain and called so that 
it echoed from the other mountains, until a couple of 
natives came and carried me down deep to a palm-be¬ 
decked hut in the meadow, but I do not wish to think of 
my suffering that long, sleepless night. 

The next morning I was promised a bearer, and four 
men from the neighborhood carried me from the place up 
through the woods. Wayfarers thought me a corpse being 
transported to the cemetery at Guaraguano, and all gladly 
put their shoulders to. 

The way led through narrow paths and rough places 
and I was several times nearly dumped off which would 
not have been good for me. At one place I reached a 
native hut, where both inside and outside it swarmed with 
bony pigs, bony dogs, and bony goats, and while the “pall¬ 
bearers” rested, I lay on the bier inside the hut. I noticed 
that a small hand gently stroked my hair and I looked up. 
It was little delicate Stephano, who once showed me the 
way when I was lost. In all my suffering I was touched 
by the lad’s silent sympathy. 


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Then the trip continued to the high King of Palms 
region, and the bearers carried me directly through the 
Mao River to the mining camps. For two or three months 
I lay in the tent without any improvement. The night was 
one of long suffering. Every morning at sunrise I heard a 
little bird sing in the Palms outside of my tent. It knew 
four melodies, but how I was carried off when those tunes 
sounded, for then the night’s suffering was more or less 
reduced. 

Then one beautiful day the natives took me on their 
shoulders and brought me from the mountains to the low¬ 
lands, and rapidly we went, accompanied by my friend, 
Hjalmar Westingoard, to “an Atlantic Port.” 

Here in New York I lay at St. Luke’s Hospital, and 
later was examined at one hospital and then another, but 
the doctors told me “nothing to do.” 

My leg was and continued to be one inch too short, and 
with difficulty I went my thorny way through life and up 
Broadway. Oh, I, who was accustomed to mount Popo¬ 
catepetl’s snow-bedecked tops; I, who like a deer sprang 
over the mountains of the West Indies; I had now become 
a slow-moving snail. Yes, my sciatic-suffering friend, 
Artist Frantz Helving, wrote me from Roosevelt Hospital 
and called me “Dear Fellow-cripple.” 

I was deformed beyond recognition—enclosed in that 
port where hope is excluded. 

Then it was that Dr. Scharling Wilson came to our 
rooms. “Ha,” he said, and sent a big puff from his 
Havana through his nose, “that leg we can surely cure. It 
is only out of its proper place. Come up to our Chiroprac¬ 
tic clinic!” 

I called at the Chiropractic clinic on Thirty-fourth 
Street, near Eighth Avenue. Here sat a blind Dane, Tin¬ 
smith Nielson, who eleven years ago fell from a housetop, 


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and who has been blind for four years. He was adjusted 
on the spine and immediately felt better—perhaps his sight 
will be restored ! What joy! Then there were other blind, 
sick and suffering fellow cripples. 

My turn came. 

I was placed upon the table in full length. My right leg 
was measured—one inch too short. 

Ready- 

Dr. F. W. Collins, Dr. Scharling Wilson, and Dr. Otto 
Th. Kohler treated me in the presence of several male and 
female physicians. Dr. Collins took hold of my left leg, 
twisted it around once in the air, as though it were a 
lifeless horse-leg, swung it to the right, twisted it down¬ 
ward and to the side—it did not exactly feel good—then 
gave the thrust, and when my leg was placed on the table 
again, both heels were alike. 

The wonder had happened. The bone had again been 
placed in its socket, from which it was wrenched on my 
birthday 17 months ago. I was no longer Mr. Helving’s 
fellow-cripple, but a perfect human being. I can again 
mount Popocatepetl and look down its ice-crowned vol¬ 
cano, 18,000 feet high. 

One can understand that I felt like a new and better 
man, and joy beamed from these brave doctors’ eyes. 

After having for nearly a year and a half limped around 
as. an imperfect individual, I was made as perfect as St. 
Peter, heavenly passer, in thirty seconds. 

No wonder that I felt deeply grateful to those who 
changed my condition. 

Oh! that my blind friend, Tinsmith Nielson, may have 
the same fortune! I hope he will. And that triumph I 
also wish Dr. Collins. Surely he can then point to us and 
say: “The lame walk and the blind see.” 


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